Hope on That

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." (1 Peter 1:3)

What's great about this is that it is a living hope that God has given us. Alot of times people hope in things, that they know are really dead and never gonna come to pass.. it's called denial, or escapism. But our hope is alive and exciting and breathing because we are able to see the presence and movement and interaction of God in our lives every day... if we are looking for it and often times even when we are not. Think of those moments when something just gets all up in your face that changes you and reminds you of God's love, whether it involves being disciplined to keep you safe, or some blessing that assures you that he just hugged you real good.

Our hope is permeated with the Spirit and being of the Almighty God, who fights for us and talks to us and walks with us through every moment of every day and night... living hope. We don't have to muster things up or hold our breath to see if what appears to be empty promises is gonna surprise us in the end. Jesus, and the Spirit, and the Father.. go with us every day, surprising us and giving us glimpses into deeper things.. things that make it evident that what we have believed is alive and active on the other side of the veil between the physical and the spiritual. Those glimpses are the God that promised to never forsake us, who reaches in and out of our world effortlessly and consistently because he is alive and he is with us..

God is with you,
and he is for you,
because he loves you...

hope on that <3